Finances

Payments to suppliers

Where the money went — every supplier the municipality paid, from its own annual disclosures, traced to the source document.

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2025 2023 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2012

Total payments to suppliers

$18,917,993

Suppliers paid more than $25,000

$16,985,168

All suppliers paid $25,000 or less

$1,932,825

Named suppliers

Grants & contributions

$90,500

Suppliers paid more than $25,000

Supplier	Share	Paid in 2021
RECEIVER GENERAL FOR CANADA (RCMP CONTRACT)	18.63%	$3,163,658
SPARKER CONSTRUCTION LTD	11.46%	$1,946,619
WEST SHORE PARKS & REC SOCIETY	8.02%	$1,362,140
BD HALL CONSTRUCTORS CORP	6.54%	$1,110,293
BC Hydro & Power Authority	6.38%	$1,084,497
Greater Victoria Public Library	5.28%	$897,186
MUNICIPAL PENSION PLAN	4.71%	$799,194
RECEIVER GENERAL FOR CANADA (CPP, EI PREMIUMS)	2.44%	$414,363
MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY (FINANCING COSTS)	2.13%	$362,196
Island Asphalt Company	1.97%	$334,289
MCELHANNEY LTD.	1.91%	$323,814
CENTRALSQUARE CANADA SOFTWARE INC.	1.68%	$284,553
MINISTER OF FINANCE (EMPLOYER HEALTH TAX)	1.36%	$231,767
PACIFIC BLUE CROSS	1.28%	$217,267
AON REED STENHOUSE INC	1.24%	$210,113
ON POINT PROJECT ENGINEERS LTD	1.05%	$178,369
KERR WOOD LEIDAL CONSULTING ENGINEERS	0.90%	$152,027
CITY OF LANGFORD ‐ RCMP	0.87%	$148,273
WORKSAFE BC	0.85%	$144,381
PSE EQUIPMENT LTD	0.85%	$143,730
CDW Canada.	0.82%	$140,040
Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association	0.81%	$137,371
FORT MODULAR INC.	0.79%	$134,852
DL'S BINS LTD	0.76%	$129,862
Urban Systems	0.75%	$127,661
PACIFIC CENTRE FAMILY SERVICES ASSOCATION	0.68%	$115,000
YOUNG ANDERSON	0.66%	$111,647
SOFTCHOICE LP	0.60%	$102,606
HYDRO‐FORCE EXCAVATING LTD	0.51%	$86,796
CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT (WATER/OTHER)	0.51%	$86,479
WINDLEY CONTRACTING LTD	0.50%	$84,213
ISLAND PRO HOMES	0.49%	$83,545
COLUMBIA FUELS	0.49%	$82,982
CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT ANIMAL CONTROL	0.49%	$82,650
GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC.	0.48%	$81,075
WSP CANADA INC.	0.47%	$79,054
CREST (EMERGENCY SERVICES)	0.46%	$77,765
GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD.	0.44%	$75,538
ERDEM EXCAVATING LTD.	0.41%	$70,068
CAPITAL CITY PAVING	0.41%	$69,545
CUBEX	0.38%	$64,400
GREGG DISTRIBUTORS CO LTD	0.36%	$61,200
AARDVARK PAVEMENT MARKING SERVICES	0.35%	$59,078
MURDOCH DE GREEFF INC	0.34%	$58,321
CITY OF SURREY (FIRE DISPATCH)	0.33%	$56,757
RAYLEC POWER LP	0.33%	$56,154
LANARC 2015 CONSULTANTS LTD	0.32%	$54,064
ITERIS INC	0.32%	$54,000
ASSOCIATED ENGINEERING (B.C.) LTD.	0.30%	$51,082
CO-OPERATORS	0.29%	$49,862
PARKLAND CORPORATION	0.28%	$47,817
NEDERMAN CANADA LTD.	0.27%	$46,585
CAMTRUX CCTV INSPECTIONS LTD	0.27%	$45,537
PT DE GREEFF LTD	0.26%	$44,937
ASSOCIATED FIRE SAFETY	0.26%	$44,482
BUSKIE RACHEL	0.26%	$44,272
E.H. EMERY ELECTRIC LTD	0.24%	$40,430
CADENCE SOLUTIONS	0.23%	$39,336
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BC	0.22%	$37,459
SUNBELT RENTALS OF CANADA INC.	0.22%	$37,125
METCHOSIN CONTRACTING	0.21%	$35,717
CYGNUS DESIGN GROUP	0.21%	$35,457
MODUS	0.21%	$34,844
MAINROAD MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS	0.20%	$34,113
South Island Prosperity Partnership	0.20%	$33,257
SHEEN DESIGN LTD	0.19%	$32,847
MNP LLP	0.19%	$32,689
THURBER ENGINEERING LTD.	0.19%	$31,892
Rogers Wireless	0.18%	$30,748
KASIAN ARCHITECTURE	0.17%	$29,668
AUBREY'S ENTERPRISES LTD	0.17%	$29,442
SPEEDPRO VICTORIA	0.17%	$29,434
E. MADILL OFFICE COMPANY	0.17%	$28,303
DIALOG BC	0.17%	$28,078
RICOH CANADA INC	0.16%	$26,767
ENVIRONICS ANALYTICS	0.15%	$26,231
GRAYLAND CONSULTING LTD	0.15%	$25,305

Grants and contributions

Payments made for the purpose of grants or contributions, disclosed separately.

Colwood Volunteer FireFighter Association	$46,300
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria Capital Region	$4,000
Juan de Fuca Senior Citizen Association	$2,900
Royal Canadian Legion (Prince Edward #91) Remembrance Day Service	$2,500
School District #62 (Royal Bay Home EC Shed)	$2,500
Arts and Culture Colwood Society	$2,200
Habitat Acquisition Trust	$2,100
School District #62 (Colwood ELM Mural)	$2,100
Victoria Women's Transition House	$2,100
Royal Canadian Legion (Prince Edward #91) Christmas Service	$2,100
WEST SHORE ARTS COUNCIL	$1,800
Juan de Fuca Performing Arts Society	$1,700
Open Gate Church	$1,700
School District #62 (School Gardens)	$1,700
Qchat Support Association	$1,600
Bike Victoria Society	$1,500
Junior Achievement of BC	$1,400
Worklink Employment	$1,400
Need 2 Suicide Prevention	$1,300
Vancouver Island South Film	$1,300
Peninsula Streams Society	$1,200
Intermunicipal Advisory Committee on Disability Issues (IACDI)	$1,100
School District #62 (Royal Bay Secondary Dry Grad)	$1,100
Fed Urban Agricultural Society	$1,000
Greater Victoria Volunteer Society (Volunteer Victoria)	$1,000
Youth for Christ Victoria	$900

Source: Statement of Financial Information (SOFI), fiscal year 2021 · View source document

Figures are cash-basis aggregate payments per supplier, as disclosed under BC's Financial Information Regulation (Schedule 1, s.7). They include utilities, insurance, and payments to other governments — not only procurement contracts — and may not match the financial statements, which are prepared on an accrual basis.